Planning Board

About the Board

Established in 1931 the Mountain Lakes Planning Board is responsible for managing the Borough’s land use and its zoning, site plan and subdivision ordinances; it can be thought of as the Board of “permitted activities”. It reviews and approves applications for major and minor non-residential site plans and the subdivision of two or more building lots. As the “policy maker” it creates the official map of the Borough and adopts a municipal Master Plan to guide the use of lands within the Borough in a manner that protects public health and safety and promotes the general welfare. Every ten years, the Board reviews and updates the Master Plan.

The Planning Board has nine regular members and two alternates. The regular members include the Mayor, one other Council member and another Borough official (by custom, the Borough Manager). By statue, an Environmental Commission member also serves on the Planning Board. The five additional regular members and two alternates are members of the public. Members are appointed by the Council; with the chairmen and vice chairmen being chosen by the board itself from among the public member group. Terms of office for public members are four years (two years for alternates). The Council members and the Mayor serve one-year terms; the Council member may be reappointed.

Hours: Monday 8:30 – 4:30; Thursday 12:30 -4:30

Meeting Schedule

The Planning Board holds open meetings every month on the 4th Thursday at 7:30 PM at Borough Hall.

About

Mountain Lakes is located in north-central New Jersey where the rolling hills of the New Jersey's Piedmont region meet the rocky outcroppings of the Highlands.

Our History

In 1910, Mountain Lakes was a rural woodland owned by a few families with names such as Righter, Grimes, Ball and Van Duyne. In the space of ten years, however, the entire face of Mountain Lakes changed from a wilderness of Dutch and English properties to a planned suburban community. Learn More